Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5164944 Phytochemistry 2013 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
Proteacin and dhurrin were identified as foliar cyanogens in Polyscias australiana. This marks the first structure report of cyanogenic glycosides in the Araliaceae and the order Apiales. Leaf tissues lack a specific cyanogenic β-glucosidase to catalyse the breakdown of these cyanogens.
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